Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-04
REPORT OF WORK
Done BY Miss Lizzie Boyd, the City Mis-
sionary.

Done BY Miss Lizzie Boyd, the City Mis-
sionary.
Miss Lizzie Boyd, the untirlng city mis-
sionary, has made the following report Of
the months work to Dr. ID. A. Cunning
ham:
To the oft repeated question that has
come to he during the months, "Don'tyo
get discOuraged?' have ever been able to
give reply, mot while see so much to ell
courage, and believe that behind the SEEM
ina discouragements are the workings of an
infinite power" While the people, in this
uuiet way of reaching them, are not being
swept as by tlood-tide from wrong into
right, vet many homes are being made
brighter because of the transformed spirit
and altered life that has come into it.
How could know the meaning OF discour-
agement when 1 recount the many hard
yisaged and sharp tOngued women brought
TO the Masters feet as tender as q weeping
child. and the numbers rescued from among
the perishing, of whom the people said,
Let them alone, there is no use trying.
Strengthened by power outside OF myself,
have been embOldened to visit goodly
number of the women in scarlet whose
"house is the way to hell While the
music, dancing and beer-drinking of the
crimson sports have been going on IN one
room, | have held up Christ to the
inmates of another part OF the house.
The question of a Home" in our city,
for women who want to step out into a
purer atmosphere and lead truer lives, is
being agitatcd. Only those specially IN
terestcd in this work know of the large
number OF young women who have fallen
under the tempter's power, and are worse
than friendless, homeless, hopeless. In the
city of Wheeling more than 300 houses of
shame batting our girls, and not one for
saving them. have visited during March
100 families; have prayed with ll5 of
them; read the word to -. Some of my
most encouraging work has been among
the sick To a good many homes where l
have carried the message of life, it has
soon been followed by the messenger OF
death; unto some of them it has been 60
ing out into the light; unto others into the
dark. have visited 90 sick families, but
few OF them being known of or visited by
a minister. Have distributed lS2 tracts;
reported eleven children for Sunday
School Have held seven prayer meetings
with those who on account OF age, ill
ness, or other hindering causes, have
been unable to get to the house of God. |
may not take time to reheaIse the touching
incidents connected with these meetings as
well as in the house toulouse visitation.
If could would photograph the scenes
and words of grey-haired grandsires and
middle-aged mothers, and children of ten,
twelve and lesser years gathering about
me as have sat at their tiresides, reading
to them out of the blessed book and talk
ing of His wondrous love. In some of these
homes children who have never been taught
to lisp His name in prayer have knelt with
me as | have taught them TO repeat This
night lay me down" and Our Father"
wOuld not fail to make mention OF aid
received inthe way of money, clothing and
nourishment for the sick, coming from
some of our women who are keepers at
home" hut wanted to help out of their
abundance. | have given out thirty-tve
articles OF clothing.